. >> we're not going to balance the budget in ten years, if you look at what paul ryan does to balance the budget, it means that you have to voucherize medicare, you have to slash deeply into programs like medicaid. my goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the shake of balance. >> a lot of the republican congressmen met with the president last week was oklahoma's james langford who joins us now. congressman, thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> mike: when you met with the president this week you were one of the congressmen and you pressed him about a balanced budget, he didn't seem at that interested, did he? >> he did not. i asked him if we could find common ground, one of the key areas would be a balanced budget. we may disaagree on the method, but at least on the principle, our budget should balance. it was the crown jewel of the clinton administration that they could work with a republican house to finally come to a balanced budget and i don't understand how we couldn't do that now. he again reiterated did not feel that a balanced budget goal, and i couldn't imagine